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It's the same fake argument every time they try to take away your rights (lemmy.ml)
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[โ€“] RaoulDook@lemmy.world -1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

If it truly was a "free speech platform" the ownership wouldn't matter either way, right?

[โ€“] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago

swing and a miss

the point is that they're trying to pretend they're protecting us from propaganda by seizing the propaganda platform and operating it themselves. you don't trust the CCP and neither do I. Let's take that as read. do you trust the US government? if this is dangerous, why not shut it down? hell, why not go a step further and make it illegal for anyone to do?